Culinary Creations from The Last Frontier

Chicken

This may be polarizing, but if one isn’t Irish, I think St. Patrick’s Day is the most overrated “holiday” there is–even more so than Valentine’s Day. (That’s saying a lot.) Seriously, who wants to get pinched and eat boiled vegetables. And we all know there isn’t any gold at the end of the rainbow. If … [Follow your taste buds…]

I’ve shared many times before about my deep, passionate love for sandwiches. The thought of bread, fresh greens, perfectly ripe tomatoes, sprouts, avocado, good cheese, and an accompanying spread makes my little heart go putter-patter. What does this have to do with Caesar dressing? Second to a perfect sandwich is my love for a chicken … [Follow your taste buds…]

EDIT: I have no idea why this got re-posted. It was written and published years ago. Oh well. I guess maybe it means I need to make it again! 🙂 It’s comfort food season, my friends, which is my favorite season. Mmmmm….creamy, cheesy, gooey, piping hot deliciousness. I am also working hard to get back … [Follow your taste buds…]

Finally, it’s summer time up here in The Last Frontier, which means (almost) endless daylight. With 20+ hours a day of sunshine, things get really busy, particularly because we have to pack it all in during our three months of sunshine before the imminent darkness takes over again. Additionally, this is the easiest time … [Follow your taste buds…]

Holy moley guacamole, Batman! Ok, not guacamole, but holy moley buffalo chicken bites….it just doesn’t have the same ring to it. Seriously though, if you want to impress your friends with a jaw-dropping, mind-blowing, Super Bowl winning appetizer, these bites are for you. Since the Seahawks were headed to The Big Game with a great … [Follow your taste buds…]

For the better part of two years, I was enrolled in a Master’s program for Educational Leadership. This experience started two summers ago with an online course on leadership within the organization. I was in California visiting my parents for the majority of the time, but our class “met” twice a week–I was generally in … [Follow your taste buds…]

Chicken, feta, lemon, spices? What more can you ask for? Not much, in my opinion. Zesty, creamy, flavorful, healthy? It’s great! This seemingly fancy roulade (it even has a fancy name!) was very easy to make. I like dishes that look they took hours to make, but in fact just took minutes. It’s all about … [Follow your taste buds…]

With the election over, and lots of people either elated or furious, we decided to mend the fences with one of the easiest, freshest, and tastiest dinners we have had in a very, very long time. Also, this dish is green and yellow–how bipartisan! Broccoli, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, chicken, wheat pasta, a dash … [Follow your taste buds…]

We have been on a pasta kick lately–we had the turkey risotto (which isn’t a pasta, I know, but it’s close enough), the best bolognese, which we then turned into the braided spaghetti bread (that I keep dreaming about), and the pasta with balsalmic chicken, to name a few. As I type, I am eating … [Follow your taste buds…]

Simple and elegant. That’s what this dinner is. So easy, so fast, and so good. This meal is perfect for any weeknight where the whole family has lots of things to do–in our house, it is grad school (round 4 between the two of us), tutoring, and running club. However, for families with hockey, soccer, … [Follow your taste buds…]